Garter



Aug. 11,` 1931. G. B. GLIDDEN GARTER Filed Deo. 6, 1930 iNVENTQRATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 11, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT?l OFFICE GEORGE B.GLIDDEN, OF

DIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG'NOR TO GEORGE FROST COM- PANY, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS GARTER Application filed December 6, 1930. Serial No.500,620.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in garters of theleg-encircling type, and has for its principal object to provide asingle piece pad which is centrally folded to form opposed leavesbetween which one end ofthe limb encircling band, the hose supportingmeans, and a part of one of the band fastening means is disposed;whereby an extremely simple `and practical garter is constructed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a garter constructed in accordance with myinvention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the reverse side of the pad endof the garter;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the pad is formed;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the eye member which forms a part ofthe band connecting means, and

Figure 6 is a modified form showing another means of attaching the eyemember to the pad.

Referring to the drawings, my invention includes a pad A, aleg-encircling band B, connecting members C and D for the band, and ahose supporting means E.

The pad A is preferably formed from a single blank of leather as shownin Figure 4. This blank is folded centrally between its ends, asindicated by the dotted line 5 in Figure 4, to form resultant opposedleaves 6-6. The ends 2L-7 of the leaves 6-6 opposite the fold line 5 aredisposed in register and in a plane at an angle to saidfold line.

The leg-encircling band B has one end inserted between the leaves 6-6 ofthe pad. The connecting element C is attached to the freeend of the bandand includes a hook 8. The connecting member D includes an open frame 9which includes parallel bars 10-1O and an intermediate bar 1l which isformed into an eye l2.l The side bars 10-10 are positioned between theleaves 6-6 of the pad and the intermediate bar l1, together with the eye12, is positioned exteriorly of the pad as shown in Figure l.

50 The hose supporting devices E include a that I have button support13, a cooperating clasp 14 and a hanger 15, the latter being folded intoa loop having its free ends disposed between the leaves 6-6 of the pad.

A single line of stitches 16 is formed in substantially triangular shapeand serves to connect the anchoring end of the band B, the hanger E andboth leaves 6 6 together. One leg 17 of the triangular line of stitchesextends parallel to the inner bar 10 of the connecting device D andfunctions to hold said device against the folded edge 5 of the p Fromthe foregoing it will be observed provided a garter of theleg-encircling type which is composed of but very few members, is,therefore, very simple in construction andsis cheap to manufacture. Itwill also be observed that by means of the pad A the connecting deviceD, which is of metal, is easily assembled, is firmly retained in placeand is maintained against direct contact with the leg of the wearer.

In the modified form shown in Figure 6 I have attached a connectingmember Z directly to the outer face of one of the leaves 6 of the pad Aby means of stitches 18, said member Z being provided with an eye 19 forc0- operation with the hook 8.

I claim as my invention:

In a garter, the combination with a pad formed of a single piece ofmaterial centrally folded to form resultant opposed leaves; hosesupporting means including a leg-encirclingband and a hanger disposedbetween the leaves of the pad; the leaves of the pad, band and hangerbeing secured together by stitches; and band fastening means comprisinga hook member and an eye member, one of said members being attached tothe free end of the band, the other member including a rectangular framedisposed within the leaves of the pad between the fold line and theanchored end of the band, and an int-ermediate cross bar disposedexteriorly of the pad and forming the connecting element of the member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto y subscribed my name.

GEORGE B. GLIDDEN.

